Pramāṇa · Search · About · API

Ragas and Raginis: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources c15.s22: Appendix 24

Rāgas and Rāginīs: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources c15.s22

Language
English

Appendix 24

c15.s22.1

According to *Catur-dandi-Prakāśikā* by Vyānkatamakhî (otherwise called Vyāmkaṭeśvara Diksîta) (1660 A.D.)

c15.s22.2

The author belongs to the Southern, or Carnatic School. He severely criticises the author of *Svara-mela-kalá-nidhi*, who gives a list of 20 melas, whereas Vyankatamakî gives a list of 19 melas.

c15.s22.3

| (Janaka-melas) | | (Janya-rāgas) |
| 1. Mukhārî | .. | .. Mukhārî |
| 2. Sāma-varālî | .. | .. Sāma-varālî |
| 3. Bhūpāla | .. | .. 1. Bhūpāla, 2. Bhinna-sadja |
| 4. Vasanta-Bhairavî | .. | .. Vasanta-Bhairavî |
| 5. Goula | .. | .. 1. Goula, 2. Gundakriyā, 3. Sālanga-nāta, 4. Nāda-rāma-kriyā, 5. Lalitā, 6. Pādî, 7. Gurjarî, 8. Vahulî, 9. Mallahārî, 10. Sāverî, 11. Chāyā-goula, 12. Pūrva-goula, 13. Karnātaka, 14. Vangāla, 15. Sourāstra. |
| 6. Āharî | .. | .. 1. Ābherî, 2. Hindola-vasanta |
| 7. Bhairavî | .. | .. 1. Bhairavî, Hindola, 3. Āhîrî, 4. Ghantā-rava, 5. Rîti-goula. |
| 8. Śrî-rāga | .. | .. 1. Śrî, 2. Sālaga-Bhairavî, 3. Dhanyāsî, 4. Mālava-śrî, 5. Deva-gāndhāra, 6. Āndhalî, 7. Velāvalî, 8. Kannāda-Goula. |
| 9. Hejujjî | .. | .. 1. Hejujjî, 2. Revaguptî. |
| 10. Kāmbhojî | .. | .. 1. Kāmbhojî, 2. Kedāra-goula, 3. Nārāyana-goula. |
| 11. Sankarābharana | .. | .. 1. Sankarā-bharna, 2. Ārabhî, 3. Nāgadvani, 4. Sāma, 5. Śuddha-vasanta, 6. Nārāyana-Deśāksî, 7. Nārāyanî. |
| 12. Sāmanta | .. | .. Sāmanta |
| 13. Deśāksî | .. | .. Deśāksî |
| 14. Nāta | .. | .. Nāta |
| 15. Śuddha-varālî | .. | .. Śuddha-varālî |
| 16. Pantu-varālî | .. | .. Pantu-varālî |
| 17. Śuddha-rāma-kriyā | .. | .. Śuddha-rāma-kivā |
| 18. Simha-rava | .. | .. Simha-rava |
| 19. Kalyānî | .. | .. Kalyāna |

Linked texts (2)